New Bedford officials report three more COVID-19 related deaths, 54 more cases

New Bedford health officials reported three additional COVID-19 related deaths today bringing the city’s total death count to 48.

Mayor Jon Mitchell’s office reported 54 additional confirmed COVID-19 cases in New Bedford on Saturday, bringing the total positive cases in the city to 1,437, up from 1,383 on Friday.

Greater New Bedford has six operation COVID-19 testing sites; two in New Bedford, three in Dartmouth, and one in Fairhaven. Details on each location and list of COVID-19 symptoms here.

The City of New Bedford is offering a mask to any New Bedford resident who wants one at no cost, at a series of drive-through distribution events in late May and June. Full details here.

33 additional cases of COVID-19 have been identified in Fall River, according to the Mayor’s Office. This brings the total in Fall River to 939. The City was also notified of its twentieth fatality. Full details here.

COVID-19 hospitalizations continued to drop as Baker’s Reopening Advisory Board is set to reveal plans. Full details here.

About 90 percent of Bostonians have not been exposed to the new coronavirus that causes COVID-19, an antibody study conducted by the city and Massachusetts General Hospital found. Full details here.

Several Republican legislators on Tuesday urged Gov. Charlie Baker to not delay the reopening of the economy any longer, expressing frustration that other states around Massachusetts are allowing businesses to resume activities while owners and employees in their districts remain in limbo. Full details here.